Distillation apparatus



Patented Aug. 20, 1929.

UNITED STATES MICHAEL KONTER, OF ALMA, WISCONSIN.

DISTILLATION APPARATUS,

Application filed April 15, 1927.

This invention relates to the class of stills and pertains particularlyto a still devised for removing poisons from liquors.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide in a manner ashereinafter set forth a distilling apparatus wherein means is associatedwith the lead-off tube of the retort for collecting substances having ahigher volatilization point that the liquor containing them, thevaporized liquor passing beyond the'collecting means to a condensingcoil from which it is collected in a suitable receptacle.

It is of course well known that alcoholic liquors sometimes containundesirable and often poisonous substances in such quantities as to makethe use of the liquor deleterious to the health of the consumer and thepresent invention has for its object the provision of means whereby thispoisonous sub stance, as for example, fusel oil may be removed in partor entirely from the liquor.

A further and final object of the present invention is to provide apoison collecting means for use in association with distillingapparatus, which will be of simple construction, easy to operate andcomparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

Numerous other objects and advantages of the present invention willbecome apparent as the description of the same proceeds and theinvention will be best understood from a consideration of the followingdetailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawingforming a part of this specification, with the understanding, however,that the invention is not confined to any strict conformity with theshowing of the drawing but may be changed or modified so long as suchchanges or modifications mark no material departure from the salientfeatures of the invention as expressed in the appended claim.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 shows a distilling apparatus in side elevation employing thepoison collecting attachment embodying this invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of an apparatus of the same character asthat shown in Figure 1, showing the employment of a pair of poisoncollecting devices.

Figure 3 is a section taken substantially upon the line 33 of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawing in detail Serial No. 184,115.

wherein like numerals of reference indicate corresponding partsthroughout the several views, the numeral 1 indicates a retort bodyhaving the constricted upper portion 2 and neck 3 to which is attachedthe enlarged end 4 of a vapor lead-off neck or tube 5. The neck 5 is ofthe usual construct-Lire as shown, being relatively large at a pointwhere it is attached to the neck of the still body and graduallydecreasing diameter to the point where it is attached to one end of thecondensing coil indicated by the numeral 6.

The coil 6 is encased in a cylinder '7, in the usual manner, whichcylinder has at the lower end thereof a refrigerating liquid inlet pipe8 and an outlet pipe 9 leading from the upper end.

As shown, the upper end of the coil 6 extends through the top of thecylinder 7 and is completely housed therein, the upper end of the coilattaching to the retort vapor lead off neck 5 as described while thelower end of the coil extends through the lower portion of therefrigerating liquid casing 7 as indicated at 10, passing to a Suitablecollecting receptacle, now shown.

The present invention relates particularly to the structure indicatedgenerally by the numeral 11. This structure comprises a collectingreceptacle in the form of a jar 12 of the type or character employed forcanning fruits and vegetables, the top portion of the jar being providedwith the threaded neck 13 over which a cap 14 threadedly engages. Asuitable washer 15 is interposed between the top of the cap and the edgeof the bottle or jar neck 13 as is shown in Figure 3, and the centralportion of the cap 14. is provided with an opening 16 through which theends of a pair of short pipe sections 17 open. These pipe sections, asis clearly shown in Figures 1 and 2, are arranged in V-shaped formation,the converging ends coming together over the openings 16 of the capwhile the free ends thereof are interposed in the vapor lead-off neck 5,as is clearly shown in the drawings. As will be readily understood fromthe foregoing, the vapor passing through the retort neck 5 must passdownwardly and upwardly through the pipe sections 17, in its passagethrough .the vapor neck to the coil 6 and in this manner, the fluid ofhigher vaporization point than the liquor being recovered, condensing onthe retort neck 5, will be led therefrom to the receptacle orreceptacles 12, the other vapors passing on into the condensing coil 6in the usual manner.

Suitable means such as a faucet may be employed for drawing thedistillate from the receptacles as indicated at 18.

From the foregoing description, it will be readily understood that themeans herein described ior collecting poisonous substance or substancesfrom alcoholic liquors is simple, efiicient and requires no moreattention than is required in the general operation of the distillingapparatus.

\Vhile the present description has been confined principally to the useof the present device in connection with the distilling of alcoholicliquors, it is of course to be understood that the same is not to beconfined to such use but may be employed in the dis tillation of otherliquids and in such other capacities where it may be found applicable.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

In a distillation apparatus, a vapor conducting tube designed to connectbetween a retort and a condenser coil, having a portion intermediate theends thereof offset to form a substantially V-shaped section having anaperture formed through the wall of the apex thereof, a cap bodycomprising a disclike portion secured to the apex of said f-shapedportion having said opening extending therethrough, an annular flangeformed about the periphery of said disc-like portion and provided withscrew threads, and a receiving jar having a threaded mouth portiondesigned to engage the threads of the flange of said cap to bemaintained in position with respect to said outlet aperture for thereception of products of distillation passing therethrough.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

MICHAEL KONTER.

